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Originally Posted by robwod
Qbert, then why is there never a problem to deposit US checks in Canadian banks?
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I have no idea, but I'd imagine it's far more common for a Canadian to receive US checks than vice-versa.
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Originally Posted by robwod
One would assume that amount of business that occurs daily between Canada and the US, the very least US banks could do is make it less prohibitive for US customers to deposit Canadian checks.
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I think you're severely over estimating the number of Canadian checks being presented by US customers. As a percentage of the total it's likely a fraction of a percentage. I get checks from several non-US based entities on a semi-regular basis. They're all drawn on US based banks, with US routing numbers. I promote a couple of EU based sponsors that don't issue checks of any kind, so I use wires and pay a sizable fee. I just have my minimum payout set high enough so the fee doesn't eat up most of the payout.
As for the OP's original problem. I'd contact the sponsor and return the check. They'll credit it back to his account and he can then use a different payout option. Either make peace with Paxum or bump his minimum payout and use wire transfers. It would be nice if they would offer checks to US affiliates, issued from a US Bank, but that's their choice. You deal with the options available.